Reviews by KFaulkner:

Regardless of the retired designation, I also got this beer on-tap at Bahama Breeze in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Not an exciting beer, and I didn't even realize at the time it was AB but it was bland for a red. It was smooth and easy to drink though. Certainly the best offering on the beer list, and unique at least that it seems it's only served at this chain. If you're at Bahama Breeze, it's your only bet for something different, but not particularly original either. Overall not a bad beer though. (502 characters)

There's really not much to be said about this beer. I sometimes have it when I go to Bahama Breeze because it's less expensive than their other draft offerings. It's a basic amber lager that's a touch sweet but still well-balanced. The malt is bready, slightly toasty, and sweetish. There aren't many hops in there, but they do have a kind of behind-the-scenes presence. I'd equate it with a Yuengling Lager, but I think it's better than that. So, overall, it's an average, drinkable lager that's not really worth seeking out but might be worth trying if you've never had one. (576 characters)

Appearance is reddish amber with a nice 2 inch fluffy white head with scattered lacings. Medium carbonation coming up.
Smell is of crystal malt with a hint of butterscotch and a vegetable smell reminding me of carrot juice.
Taste is thin and not well balanced. There is a slight good taste of malt upon entering the mouth but it quickly washes away with the carrot juice taste and a foul alkaline like acidic taste.
Mouthfeel starts off good like the taste, hitting somewhere between the front and middle of the tongue with a light maltiness. This is soon destroyed by a slick vegetable and metallic taste that doesn't make me want to take too many more sips.
I honestly did not finish this one. I drank half of it and I don't like to let beer go to waste, no matter the maker. It wasn't getting better as it warmed, even after a few swirls.

T - Much too sweet, tasting like a lot of caramel malts and a little bit of honey. Some artificial fruit flavor, kind of like banana, is an interesting but not good addition. Turns a touch soapy on before a super grainy aftertaste. It's much too sweet.

M - A little watery, moderate carbonation, light bodied.

O - It's really not that good, and was hard to get through my 20 oz. pour for such a light beer. Too sweet, will pass. (715 characters)

Had this in an imperial pint at Bahama Breeze in Livonia, MI. I had no idea it was an A/B product (much as other reviewers here) until I logged in to post this review.

The beer pours a deep copper/red color. Decent, but not huge head, which dissipates quickly. This could be the way it's brewed, or could be the result of a not-completely-clean glass, which had several nucleation points causing a steady stream of bubbles up the inside. Either way, a thin layer of a head did stay, and the lacing down the side of the glass was pretty substantial.

The nose was surprisingly butterscotchy. I wasn't able to detect any roasted grains (which I expected from a red, even a red lager), no hops, no base malts... nothing but diacetyl. Almost smelled of butterscotch candy. I'm not sure that's what they were going for in this. It wasn't off-putting, by any means, but not what I was expecting to smell.

The smell didn't bode well for the taste, but again, I was surprised. Fortunately there was a tad more to it than just butterscotch candy. It was smooth and mellow, with a very mild malt flavor. My notes say "just a hint of bitterness, along the lines of many standard American lagers", so maybe I DID know it was an A/B product, I just didn't know I knew. Either way, you're not going to be overwhelmed by hops in this one. They're there at just detectable levels, but you don't really want to have your tounged ripped off by hops in a red anyway, so that seems appropriate to me. That slight bitterness fades quickly, and was finally replaced with the butterscotch I was expecting to taste all along. That diacetyl is what lingers after each sip.

The mouthfeel is fairly light, but oily, again likely from the diacetyl. This oilyness almost makes the beer seem to have more body than it truly does, but not quite.

Overall, this isn't really a bad beer. I would drink it again, especially at $2.50 an imperial. But I would likely try other beers first. More roastiness and less diacetyl would increase this score, in my opinion. Give one a try, though. You may be as surprised as I was. (2,100 characters)